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IZ72635: XCMSSI GENERATES INCORRECT SECURITY ACCESS FIELD SIZE WHEN USERID OR PASSWORD ARE 8 CHARACTERS.

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Communications Server for AIX, Version 6.3 -- Last PTFs

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When using the CPI-C xcmssi call with security = program, the
remote application rejects the conversation due to invalid
security information (the userid and/or password).

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • USERS AFFECTED:
  All applications using the CPI-C call xcmssi to specify
  conversation security.

  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  An application using xcmssi to specity conversation security
  is rejected because the xcmssi call fails to encode the userid
  or password properly when the user id or password is exactly
  eight characters long.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • Internal code has been modified to correctly pad the userid and
password to 10 characters using spaces instead of NULL.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IZ72635
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  • Reported component name
    CS AIX V6.X
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5765E5100
    • 

  • Reported release
    631
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2010-03-10
    • 

  • Closed date
    2010-03-10
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2010-05-19
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IZ71042
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Modules/Macros


    

  • WCPIC32

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    CS AIX V6.X
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765E5100
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R631  PSY  U833873
       10/05/19  I  1000
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            Modified date:
            

            07 October 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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